Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
5.1
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
1610
Points per Word
0.000311
Page Count
48
Points per Page
0.010417
Series
True Book
Description
This book discusses the origins of the Pony Express, a group of young riders hired to carry mail on horseback, explains how the system worked, and describes the dangers riders faced along the way.